D-Alanine
D-Alanine is a weak GlyR (inhibitory glycine receptor) and PMBA agonist, with an EC50 of 9 mM for GlyR[1][2].
Product Specifications
CAS Number
338-69-2
Product Name Alternative
(R) -Alanine; Ba 2776; D-α-Alanine
UNSPSC
12352211
Hazard Statement
H302, H315, H319, H335
Target
Endogenous Metabolite
Type
Natural Products
Related Pathways
Metabolic Enzyme/Protease
Applications
Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism
Field of Research
Neurological Disease
Assay Protocol
https://www.medchemexpress.com/D-Alanine.html
Purity
99.92
Solubility
DMSO : < 1 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 80°C) |H2O : 120 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Smiles
N[C@@H](C(O)=O)C
Molecular Formula
C3H7NO2
Molecular Weight
89.09
Precautions
H302, H315, H319, H335
References & Citations
[1]Schmieden V, et al. Pharmacology of the inhibitory glycine receptor: agonist and antagonist actions of amino acids and piperidine carboxylic acid compounds. Mol Pharmacol. 1995 Nov;48 (5) :919-27.|[2]Saitoh T, et al. A novel antagonist, phenylbenzene omega-phosphono-alpha-amino acid, for strychnine-sensitive glycine receptors in the rat spinal cord. Br J Pharmacol. 1994 Sep;113 (1) :165-70.|[3]Mao Horio, et al. Effects of D-Amino Acid Oxidase Inhibitor on the Extracellular D-Alanine Levels and the Efficacy of D-Alanine on Dizocilpine-Induced Prepulse Inhibition Deficits in Mice. The Open Clinical Chemistry Journal, 2009, 2: 16-21
Shipping Conditions
Room Temperature
Storage Conditions
-20°C, 3 years; 4°C, 2 years (Powder)
Scientific Category
Natural Products
Clinical Information
No Development Reported
Isoform
Human Endogenous Metabolite; Microbial Metabolite
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